By Sue Stefko (Appeared in the Glebe Report, June 2018) Ottawa’s first electric streetcars were launched in 1891 and were soon to replace the system of horse drawn cars and sleighs which had served Ottawa’s transportation needs since 1870. The electric […]
By Sue Stefko (Appeared in the Glebe Report, May 2018) An earlier article explained how what is now the Glebe Annex area was spared the great fire of 1870. (In essence, the waters of Dow’s Lake were allowed to flow […]
By Sue Stefko (Appeared in the Glebe Report, April 2018) When the people of Ottawa reflect upon the great fire, the vast majority think of the 1900 fire that started in Hull and tore through Lebreton flats down to Dow’s […]
By Sue Stefko (Printed in the Glebe Report January 15, 2016) It started as many projects do – with the effort and enthusiasm of a small group of dedicated, hard-working people. And, like many other opportunities, it was an opportunity […]
